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Also Known As	Galliformes

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A peacock stands with its vibrant green and blue tail feathers fully fanned out in display, showing eye-like patterns across the plumage.

Body plans of galliform birds.

Male common turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), displaying.

white-tailed ptarmigan with winter plumage

white-tailed ptarmigan with summer plumage

Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Illustration of a sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), showing a plump, brown and white speckled bird with a short beak and an upright, pointed tail.

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Cracidae grouse turkey guinea fowl megapode Phasianidae brush turkey wood quail tragopan ruffed pheasant passeriform Charadriiform Anseriform falconiform pelecaniform piciform Coraciiform Columbiform gruiform Ciconiiform

turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

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Lion (panthera leo)

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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